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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Oregon State Marine Board thanks you for participating in recreational boating and invites you to participate in our “Survey of Boaters.”
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<span class="ui-provider"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">This survey is open now through February 29, 2024. The survey is designed to allow you to provide details for as many boating experiences you enjoyed each month by waterway,
boat type, and activity </span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">between July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023</span></strong><span class="ui-provider"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">.
The survey is also fast and easy, accessible through any device. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">We conduct surveys to learn about what types of boating activities you enjoy at different times of the year and on which waterways. The data is closely evaluated and used to directly inform our
Board and agency leaders on how to best serve you. <span class="ui-provider">We’d especially like to hear from boaters who took the survey back in October 2023 and reported their activities for the first half of the year, for a more accurate picture of boat
use in 2023. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The agency is self-supporting through user fees (plus gas tax and federal grants) and looks to boaters for feedback on where your dollars should be invested.
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/osmb/info/Pages/Business-Services.aspx"><b><span style="color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#215F9A;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">Eighty-seven
cents of every dollar</span></b></a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#215F9A"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">are returned to boaters in the form of boating facility
access grants, marine law enforcement services, education, and on-water learning opportunities that promote safety and environmental stewardship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">After the survey results have been compiled, the
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#215F9A"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/osmb/info/Pages/Boater-Survey.aspx"><span style="color:#215F9A;text-decoration:none">Boater Survey page</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">
will include a dashboard for viewing the results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Your valuable input helps us better understand boaters’ needs, helps shape future decisions and improves services for all boaters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Director Larry Warren<br>
Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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